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Recommended

Hands down most amazing food, service, and atmosphere outside of Tuscany. 30 years and everything is still perfect

Il Cantinori

Posted by Hal F. on 2013-08-30

A Wonderful Evening!

We ate here on Tuesday night and it was wonderful. I'm a New Yorker, eat out often and how people could say this place is mediocre is beyond me. We had a bottle of wine and shared the sea bass and a homemade pasta special that were both excellent. Fini

Il Cantinori

Posted by Lutece on 2012-09-04

Disappointed

Went here for a party of 8. Started off with a plate of grilled veggies which were nearly inedible. Fennel, eggplant zucchini that tasted like they came from the supermarket. In a rest with prices like this one would think they would shop locally and p

Il Cantinori

Posted by anonymous on 2011-09-27

Great service, mediocre food

I went here for restaurant week expecting to be WOW'ed. I am Italian so I make pretty excellent food and this was not even in my league of what I make at home on a regular basis. Very expensive for what you get (including wine which is overpriced) and the

Il Cantinori

Posted by Tweety Bird on 2010-09-14

Disappointed on my Anniversary

Obviously my husband remembered Il Cantinori as a really special restaurant. We had not been there for several years. My husband is a tall man, well built, and in spite of a reservation, we were offered our choice of two tables for two! Very small tabl

Il Cantinori

Posted by anonymous on 2010-05-20

Wonderful Dining Experience

With these kinds of website, everyone is easily a critic. After reading many of the disparaging reviews, I was reluctant to go to Il Cantinori, but I had a gift certificate, so it wouldn't cost me anything. I was happily surprised with the impeccable serv

Il Cantinori

Posted by anonymous on 2009-10-15

Just not good dining

I have lived in NYC for over 20 years and have been to this restaurant enough times to finally say it - it's overpriced and the food is bad! My cornish hen was dry and overcooked, the bread was stale, the complimentary bruschetta was a complete mess, the

Il Cantinori

Posted by hihello on 2009-08-17

Pretty good food, pretty poor service

I was meeting my friend for dinner the other night at Il Cantinori. I was the first to arrive, gave the host the reservation name and was seated at a table in the back with no view of the front. He said he would bring my guest back once she arrived. Turns